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DepthViz — iOS LiDAR Point Cloud Scanner
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DepthViz — A LiDAR Scanner on iPhone

DepthViz turns an iPhone into a professional-grade point cloud scanner by fusing its LiDAR sensor, camera, and IMU in real time. Built for iPhone 12 Pro and newer, it is the first LiDAR scanner application developed in Korea. I founded the project, shipped it to the App Store where it peaked at #36, and the company was acquired by a construction firm. The code is open-sourced and uses only Apple’s native libraries.

Download on the App Store GitHub · open source
Real-time LiDAR point cloud capture on iPhone

Accessible 3D sensing

With LiDAR now built into iPhone Pro models, high-quality 3D sensing is in everyone’s pocket. DepthViz makes it easy to capture, process, and explore detailed spatial data with a single tap, no specialized hardware required.

An example scan of a real-world scene

Key features

  • High-accuracy fusion of LiDAR, RGB, and IMU data for precise spatial reconstruction
  • Project-based file management: organize scans, view point clouds on-device, and share or delete with ease
  • PLY export for downstream processing in any 3D pipeline
The DepthViz app on iPhone

PLY point-cloud output, ready for external tools

Awards & recognition

  • KR Patent granted — LiDAR Micro Mobile Mapping System (Application 10-2024-0130327)
  • Yonsei ICEE Challenge 2024 — Winner
  • World Robo Festa 2025 (Chungcheongnam-do) — Winner

Use cases

Construction site progress tracking, architectural modeling from real-world geometry, and rapid surveying of terrain and structures.